A university art museum in Johannesburg holding more than 18,000 African works, with exhibition, collection, and education information online, including historical and contemporary pieces from across the continent.
Sakıp Sabancı Museum in Istanbul holds Ottoman calligraphy and European painting, and hosts major international loan exhibitions alongside concerts and education programmes on the Bosphorus.
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Sweden's Nationalmuseum in Stockholm covers painting, sculpture, prints, design, and craft, with collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.
Official site of the National Museum in Kraków, gathering exhibition listings, collection highlights, opening hours, and visitor details for the main building and its branches; browsing is free while admission is ticketed.
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels cover Old Masters and Magritte, with collection search, exhibition information, and research pages on Flemish and Belgian painting.
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Sibiu's Brukenthal National Museum is known for its European painting collection, and also presents history and natural history branches with their own exhibition programmes and visiting details.
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Zagreb's Mimara Museum displays a donated collection of European and Asian art, including paintings, sculpture, applied arts, and glass, with opening hours and ticket prices published online.
Kaunas's Čiurlionis museum centres on the paintings and music of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and runs several branch galleries, with exhibition schedules, collection details, and opening hours online.
Baku's Azerbaijan National Museum of Art holds European and Azerbaijani painting, sculpture, and decorative art, and publishes exhibition schedules and collection highlights for visitors and researchers.
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Montevideo's museum devoted to Joaquín Torres García, preserving his paintings, drawings and constructivist works, with a public chronology, education programs and a museum library online.
Brunei's Islamic treasury museum in Bandar Seri Begawan displays Qur'an manuscripts, metalwork, textiles, and royal craft objects with detailed labels, near the waterfront in the capital.
Taipei's National Museum of History holds Chinese and Taiwanese painting, objects, and craft, with exhibition listings, collection information, and education programs in Chinese and English.
The Chester Beatty in Dublin holds Islamic, East Asian, and Western manuscripts and decorative arts, with digitised collections, exhibitions, and a programme of talks and workshops.
Asunción's national fine arts museum, holding Paraguayan and European painting, sculpture and decorative arts, with exhibition and visitor information on the official culture ministry site.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino is known for British and American painting, manuscripts, and rare books. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.
Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore is known for modern art, prints, and decorative arts. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.
Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge brings together the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler museums across global art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.
The Morgan Library & Museum in New York is known for manuscripts, rare books, drawings, and prints. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia is one of the oldest US art schools and museums, strong in American painting. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.
Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing holds textiles, painting, furniture, ceramics and modern design, running permanent and temporary shows with ticketing and events online. The building also houses study rooms and a design archive.
The University of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum in central Oxford holds European paintings, sculpture, prints, and archaeology; its permanent collection is free to visit Its rooftop restaurant and shop make it easy to spend a half day.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University's art and antiquities museum, holds European paintings, illuminated manuscripts, ceramics, and furniture in the city centre; entry to the permanent collection is free.
The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow combines anatomy, coins, Mackintosh design, and paintings in its museum and art gallery; admission is free It spreads across several buildings on the Glasgow campus.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, beside Place des Terreaux, holds painting, sculpture, and prints from antiquity to modern art, with a strong Puvis de Chavannes group.